Succeed at A Level Sociology Book One Including AS Level: The Complete Revision Guide

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I quit full time teaching in 2018, which I was able to do thanks to income earned from this blog and have spent the last five years keeping the material up to date. Topics covered on ReviseSociology.com The very existence of this blog is an experiment in the use of educational technology. Personally I think it is ‘evolutionary’, but please feel free to disagree! Using this information should get you a decent grade, but is no guarantee of it, and it is advised that candidates read the AQA’s specification and exam advice thoroughly for themselves in preparation for their course of study and exam! Clear headings and subheadings signpost and organise the content - particularly important for students new to the subject. My favourite fully resourced lesson plans – consisting of a variety of individual and interactive activities which draw on my two decades of experience teaching sociology. Everything from…

Theory and research methods including applied methods, aka methods in context (Papers 7193/1 and 7192/3) The problem I’ve found is that however pretty they are, infographics are only as good as the data used in their construction, and I’ve found that the infographics available rarely have all of the information I need when teaching a particular topic. It follows that I’ve developed an interest in producing data visualisations, which in turn has taken me down the route of learning more about the strengths and limitations of quantitative data and different techniques of data analysis. The authors are experienced chief and principal examiners, teachers and authors who have written extensively for AS and A level students and teachers. Reflecting on the extent to which Buddhist philosophy and ethics might help us lay the foundations for leading a good life and constructing the ‘good society. Not only this, they are easy to improve and update while painting the overall structure. In short – blogs, I think, have many advantages over text books.

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I qualified as a teacher in 2001 and then went on to teach A-level Sociology for 16 years full time until 2018, ten of those years as Head of Department. I have also worked as an examiner on all of the modules for the AQA for a decade, so trust me, I know what you need to know. Some of my favourite infographics for educational purposes include those produced by The Guardian and by The Equality Trust. You might also like these teaching resources for the sociology of education. They are specifically designed for A-level sociology students and consist of several versions of key concepts definitions (80 concepts in total), gapped summary grids with answers covering the entire sociology of education specification and 7 analysis activities. Exploring and raising awareness of alternative lifestyles and networks which offer more self-fulfilling and sustainable ways of being.

I’m currently in the process of developing a range of interactive, educational infographics in the following areas: All of the first year A-level content is also relevant to the AS level in sociology, and there are some posts dedicated to the AS exams. Reflecting on and theorising about why so many of us lead such ‘sub-optimal lifestyles’…. To what extent Is it down to society and the logic of our institutions, or is sub-optimality just down to individual ‘choice’? Exam question and essay plan templates – these are a series of A4 and A3 templates designed to get students into the habit of ‘structuring’ their answers properly. They have been designed to go with the exam material in the revision bundle. While the primary focus of the blog started out targeting A-level sociology students specifically, I have since expanded the scope of the content and included a range of material that should be of relevance to students studying sociology more generally, history, economics, politics, business studies and education and both A-level and degree level, focussing more recently on critical analysis of contemporary news events and summaries of the latest social research and statistical releases.

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Wall displays – Just something I enjoy doing that I thought other teachers might like. Print these out in colour on A3 and laminate to supplement yer wall display! Other interesting stuff available on ReviseSociology.com I believe blogging is one of the powerful forms of educational technology available for presenting the core knowledge relevant to A-level and degree level subjects in clearly structured, accessible and understandable format. ReviseSociology.com provides free revision resources for A-level sociology students, focussing on revision notes, revision mind maps and diagrams, and model answers for all types of exam questions written for the AQA A-level sociology specification (2015 onwards). Haralambos and Holborn (2013) – Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Eighth Edition, Collins. ISBN-10: 0007597479 Highlighting the ‘insanity of normality’ – raising awareness of how ‘perfectly ordinary’ everyday aspirations, habitual actions, and ‘typical lifestyles’ have negative consequences for the self (in terms of physical and mental health), the reproduction of society and the environment.

I’ve found Infographics extremely useful for livening up many topics in A-level sociology, and I’ve developed an interest in learning how to create my own. The text is accessible to students of all abilities, with key concepts, methods and studies explained in straightforward language pitched at just the right level for first year A level students. Our new editions of the UK’s number one best-selling introductions to sociology for AS and A level students are fully revised and updated to fit the new AQA AS and A level specifications perfectly. Written by our outstanding, experienced author team, they provide everything students need for success at AS and A level sociology.HOWEVER, I do not have an entirely rose tinted view of the use of technology in education, and one of my interests is in critically evaluating the effects of the use of educational technology on students, teachers and wider society more generally.